University Challenge
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| First episode date | September 21, 1962 |
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| Presented by | Bamber Gascoigne |
| Jeremy Paxman | |
| Networks | BBC |
| BBC Two | |
| ITV | |
| Production locations | Granada Studios |
| MediaCityUK | |
| Dec 5, 2016 | |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Present by | Bamber Gascoigne |
| Product compani | Granada Television ; ITV Studios (2009–2020); Lifted Entertainment (2021–) |
| Theme song | College Boy |
| No of seri | 50 |
| Theme music compos | Derek New |
| Episodes | EpisodesS47 E06 · Episode 6Aug 28, 2017 S21 E21 · Episode 21Nov 22, 2021 S21 E15 · Episode 15Oct 18, 2021 View 2+ more |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1236492 |
About University Challenge
A test of memory and knowledge, hosted by Jeremy Paxman, who asks a series of traditionally difficult and particularly specific questions that require a deep and diverse education to be able to answer. The players of the quiz are two teams of four students, who usually represent a single university, or in the case of students from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the specific college to which they belong. The competition begins with 28 teams, with one team being knocked out and the other progressing to the next round until there is finally one series champion. … MORE
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Mark Mardell reveals he has Parkinson's disease
Former BBC presenter Mark Mardell has revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The former Europe and North America editor shared The News on the podcast Beeb Watch, telling ex-colleague Roger Bolton he was " fine and dandy" but his voice was " rather strange and weak".
" I'm getting used to being the quietest person in The Room rather than the loudest, " the 65-year-old joked.
Presenter Jeremy Paxman disclosed he had Parkinson's Last Year .
The University Challenge presenter's diagnosis came just two years after former BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones revealed he had Parkinson's disease, after a neurologist noticed his symptoms during a live broadcast and contacted The Bbc .
Broadcaster Mardell, who also hosted The World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4 , told Bolton he first noticed the symptoms after struggling to open supermarket packaging earlier in the year.
" I started thinking at The Beginning of the year, Waitrose are making their packaging really hard to get into These Days - what's this about? "
" And Then I found my arms suddenly lifting above my head for no particular reason, or at least staying there. "
Mardell. who left The Bbc in 2020 after 30 years at The Corporation , was advised by a friend who is also a physiotherapist to see a doctor in May.
" Generally it's in The Stage of just being annoying rather than anything terrible, " said Mardell, adding that currently his biggest concern was learning that the medication he has been prescribed can make patients act impulsively.
" If I start gambling, you know there's a problem with the pills! "
which attacks the area of The Brain which controls movement.
Comedian Sir Billy Connolly , musician Ozzy Osbourne and actor Michael J Fox have all been diagnosed with the disease which is believed to be the fastest-growing neurological condition in The World .
Charity Parkinson's UK estimates that around 145,000 people in the UK are living with the disease, with that number predicted to grow as Life Expectancy increases.
What is Parkinson's disease?Source of news: bbc.com
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